[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM AT NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE 
                      CENTER PANAMA CITY DIVISION

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                           HON. NEAL P. DUNN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2018

  Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate an outstanding 
technical development team at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City 
Division (NSWCPCD), for winning the Excellence in Technology Transfer 
Award by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer 
(FLC). The team of Dennis Gallagher, William Hughes, Allie Pilcher, 
Richard Manley, Charles Self, and Brian Wentworth won with their 
invention, the Combat Diver Navigation Module (CDNM).
  Everyday, combat divers risk their lives facing hazardous conditions 
to protect our country--and they do it all while underwater. The CDNM 
technology will increase accuracy, safety, and situational awareness 
for combat divers carrying out dangerous underwater missions. Having 
the technology to safely carry out these missions is crucial and that 
is where the technical development team at NSWCPCD comes in.
  This team worked together to create a product that will not only 
allow our combat divers to navigate in zero visibility conditions, it 
will be used to save lives by other first responders and our allies 
overseas.
  Our nation thanks Dennis, William, Allie, Richard, Charles, and Brian 
for their creative and innovative thinking--your technology will save 
lives, and exemplifies the best American inventive spirit.

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